Education & Programme Support Specialist

The Christie International; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is recruiting a Support Officer for GM Academy+ to provide proactive programme and business support, including executive assistance to the Programme Director. You will help plan education events, webinars and the Greater Manchester Cancer and Diagnostics Conference, maintain documentation and digital platforms, and support budget monitoring.

Working across teams and with NHS partners, you will develop strong relationships, coordinate meetings,

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 practitioner or equivalent).
• Experience of administrative project support and performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive programme and business support to the GM Academy+ team and personal executive support to the Programme Director.
• Coordinate the administration and delivery of education events, webinars, conferences and engagement activities.
• Lead discrete pieces of work across workforce and education programmes, supporting delivery to agreed timescales and objectives.
• Provide a high-level, professional and confidential Personal Assistant service to the Programme Director, providing proactive diary, meeting, correspondence and organisational support.
• Apply project management principles to delegated workstreams, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and objectives.
• Support the development of policies, standard operating procedures and programme documentation.
• Support the planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes, escalating risks and issues where appropriate.
• Produce and maintain accurate programme documentation, ensuring information is distributed appropriately.
• Analyse information, identify solutions and work with team and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Record minutes and actions from meetings.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Project coordination

Planning and organizing

Education

Degree or relevant professional qualification

Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2)

Job description

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is recruiting a Support Officer for GM Academy+ to provide proactive programme and business support, including executive assistance to the Programme Director. You will help plan education events, webinars and the Greater Manchester Cancer and Diagnostics Conference, maintain documentation and digital platforms, and support budget monitoring.

Working across teams and with NHS partners, you will develop strong relationships, coordinate meetings,